Razor Wire
Guarding a housing estate in Southwark, built on the site of the King’s Bench Prison.
Sunny afternoon in London
The London Parks & Gardens Trust publishes walks in London and on a sunny but cold Sunday we followed a route in Southwark & Lambeth.
The British & Foreign School & Southwark Literary Institute, Bradshaw (No.89)
Bradshaw says ‘..In the Borough Road is the British and Foreign School, and the Southwark Literary Institute..’, and this time I am flummoxed!
The Manor of Paris Gardens
I was intrigued by ‘Paris Gardens Manor’ and followed the route below, but then found another map by Patrick Sweeney, which suggests the boundary on the eastern side is along Great Suffolk Street and Holland Street to the river. And finally, after completing … Continued
Christ Church, Southwark
Somehow Churches and Churchyards manage to retain a sense of quiet and calm, even when on a busy main road. John Marshall’s Coat of Arms over the door reminds one of the origin of the church, the third on the … Continued
Almshouses in Southwark, Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London (No.87)
Bradshaw says ‘.. The quaint old pile opposite [The Elephant and Castle] is The Fishmongers’ Almshouses, built about 1633..’. Many wealthy people tried to help the poor, particularly the elderly, through providing housing – almshouses.
Early social housing in Southwark, Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London (No.86)
The appalling living conditions in the slums of Southwark attracted the attention of concerned philanthropists, and the City Livery Companies.